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Some qualitative properties of the Van der Pol equation inferred from its singular set

I.P. Pavlotsky$^1$, B.I. Sadovnikov$^2$, M. Strianese$^1$

Moscow University Physics Bulletin 2007. 62. N 4. P. 226

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It is shown that the singular set of an extended “inverse” integral curve $x(y)$ of the Van der Pol equation is covered with local extrema of $x(y)$ that are stable with respect to small perturbations in the equation. As a consequence, the qualitative behavior of $x(y)$ can be determined and some of its important properties can be understood.

Authors
I.P. Pavlotsky$^1$, B.I. Sadovnikov$^2$, M. Strianese$^1$
$^1$Second University of Naples, Caserta, 81031, Italy
$^2$Department of Quantum Statistics and Field Theory, Faculty of Physics, Moscow State University, Leninskie gory, Moscow, 119992, Russia
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